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History of  Python

Python is a fairy old language created by Guido Van Rossum. the design began in the late 1980 and was first released in February 1991.


Why Python was created? 

In the late 1980s, Guido Van Rossum was working on the Amoeba distributed operating system group. he wanted to use an interpreted language like ABC (ABC has simple easy-to-understand syntax) that could access the Amobea system calls. so he decided to create a language that was extensible. This led to the design of a new language which was later named Python.

Why the name Python?

No. It wasn't named after a dangerous snake. Rossum was a fan of a comedy series from the late seventies. The name "Python" was adopted from the same series "Monty Python's Flying Circus".


Release Dates of Different Versions

Version                                                                                                     Release Data

Python 1.0 (first standard release)                                                January 1994 September 5,
Python 1.6 (Last minor version)                                                   2000.

Python 2.0 (introduced list comprehensions)                               October 16, 2000, July 3,
Python 2.7(Last minor version)                                                    2010.

Python 3.0 (Emphasis on removing duplicative constructs          December 3, 2008.
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Python 3.5 (last updated version)                                                 September 13, 2015.